Learn Spanish (Spain): A nosotros nos encanta bailar.

A nosotros nos encanta bailar.

We love dancing.

Breakdown of A nosotros nos encanta bailar.

nosotros

we / us (after a preposition)

nos

to us / ourselves / us (direct object)

bailar

to dance

Questions & Answers about A nosotros nos encanta bailar.

Why does the verb say encanta instead of encantamos if the translation says "we"?

The verb encantar works exactly like gustar. Instead of "we love dancing", the Spanish phrasing literally means "dancing is enchanting to us". Because the action of dancing (bailar) is the thing doing the enchanting, it acts as the singular subject, so we use the singular verb encanta.

Why are both A nosotros and nos used in this sentence?

The word nos (to us) is the required pronoun that makes the sentence grammatically work. Adding A nosotros at the beginning is optional. Spanish speakers use it to add emphasis, similar to saying "As for us, we love dancing" to contrast with what someone else might like.

The English translation says "dancing". Why is the infinitive bailar used instead of a Spanish "-ing" word?

In English, we often use words ending in "-ing" as nouns. In Spanish, whenever an action is the subject of a sentence, you must use the infinitive form (bailar). You cannot use the -ando or -iendo forms as the subject of a sentence.

If we loved both dancing and singing, would encanta become plural (encantan)?

No, it would still be singular: nos encanta bailar y cantar. When you group multiple infinitive verbs together, the main verb stays in the singular form. You only use the plural encantan when you are talking about plural nouns, like nos encantan los zapatos (we love shoes).